> AI agents: this is one page of Nextmove’s FDE site, in Markdown. Nextmove is a job board and free career service for forward deployed engineers (FDEs). Each posting is classified from its text, not its title: the kind of work, how much of it is production code, pre-sales weight, time at customer sites, travel, remote arrangement, level and posted base pay. The site also publishes the aggregates: median pay by level, metro, company and kind of work, and which companies started hiring FDEs each week. Every page under https://nextmove.md/fde is served this way; the index of pages is https://nextmove.md/llms.txt. # FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Seattle area serving external customers Canonical URL: https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs?management=ic&recipient=external®ion=puget-sound 76 forward deployed engineer and deployment jobs for individual contributors in the Seattle area serving external customers, from 42 employers. Half of those that post pay offer $166,000 to $205,000. **76** postings · **42** companies · 68 state pay: median **$187,000**, half $166,000–$205,000 Postings read on November 6, 2026 · Updated November 6, 2026 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer IV, Data Cloud, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/7460c510f62762db) Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +5 more New · Today $207,000–$300,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/91438c07da633c6c) Seattle, WA · Denver, CO · +4 more New · Yesterday $143,700–$213,800 [Trase Systems](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/trase-systems) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/15bd77cd9f0f35f4) Seattle, WA · Mclean, VA Remote New · 2d ago $150,000–$240,000 [Aurelian](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/aurelian) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4261eb924e4d3dcb) Seattle, WA On-site New · 3d ago $100,000–$120,000 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer III, Data Cloud, Google Cloud](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/82606f0a46009d9d) Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +5 more New · Yesterday $174,000–$252,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering, US Government](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ed4fe82663ea1301) Seattle, WA · Denver, CO · +3 more New · 2d ago $143,700–$194,400 [Gradial](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gradial) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0c5715c904689d35) Seattle, WA 8d ago $155,000–$225,000 [jeffreym-consulting](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/jeffreym-consulting) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/99c63127d5fcd58e) Seattle, WA On-site 13d ago $150,000–$225,000 [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, Generative AI, Geo](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/10a632380303adc5) Seattle, WA · Mountain View, CA · +2 more New · 6d ago $152,000–$221,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/d1798a89ed0fd75b) Seattle, WA · East Palo Alto, CA · +3 more 10d ago $143,700–$223,600 [LMI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/lmi) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer - Clearance Required](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/03a5618294a2164f) Tacoma, WA Hybrid 13d ago $146,000–$253,000 [Overland AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/overland-ai) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/1229d389bf76fbbb) Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA On-site 13d ago $140,000–$180,000 [Capgemini](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/capgemini) ### [Capgemini Invent, Consultant, Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/83b64f877d666913) Seattle, WA · Atlanta, GA · +4 more 4w ago $110,000–$137,500 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (Model Customization and Optimization), AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/26e06cc5e8aaa519) Seattle, WA · Boston, MA · +3 more 2w ago $143,700–$213,800 [Nominal](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/nominal) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AI](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/dec8d400dcdba3a8) Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +3 more 4w ago Pay not posted [Rune Technologies](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/rune-technologies) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/02ddbd5a959d2529) Seattle, WA On-site 4w ago $190,000–$210,000 [Silkline](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/silkline) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/0b66251f9fb73a9b) Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL 6w ago $150,000–$225,000 [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer, AWS Forward Deployed Engineering](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/68680c17f0761c20) Seattle, WA · Boston, MA · +2 more 3w ago $143,700–$213,800 [BCG](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/bcg) ### [Forward Deployed AI Engineer, United States - BCG X](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/cf94a12d13c41b68) Seattle, WA · Boston, MA · +10 more On-site 6w ago $110,000–$190,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/603238d92737226e) Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL · +39 more 2mo ago $54,400–$235,100 [Binti](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/binti) ### [Forward-Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2ab6678dd001933d) Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA Hybrid 2mo ago $200,000–$300,000 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) — Agentforce Orchestration](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/aa41a1949bc5bc55) Seattle, WA · Atlanta, GA · +9 more 2mo ago $88,970–$316,750 [SageOx](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/sageox) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/35ce3c8a8138f437) Seattle, WA On-site 2mo ago Pay not posted [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Palantir Forward Deployed Senior Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/79e9c43db5c86c34) Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL · +39 more 2mo ago $80,400–$316,300 [Gradial](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/gradial) ### [Senior Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/f3ee1777df7cfa29) Seattle, WA 3mo ago $145,000–$215,000 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) (Mid/Senior Level)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2a5e1855e6916121) Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +8 more Remote 4mo ago $88,970–$198,170 [Blue Orange Digital](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/blue-orange-digital) ### [Forward Deployed Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/76e69c282a7ac2d3) Seattle, WA · New York, NY · +8 more 4mo ago $150,000–$185,000 [DigitalOcean](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/digitalocean) ### [Staff Forward Deployed Applied Scientist (Agentic AI)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/4078b92dfa142527) Seattle, WA Hybrid 6mo ago $220,000–$239,000 [First Resonance](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/first-resonance) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Seattle)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/46e723bdc170c945) Seattle, WA Hybrid 7mo ago $145,000–$175,000 [Databricks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/databricks) ### [Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/24b7416020b611fb) Seattle, WA 7mo ago $182,000–$250,208 [OpenAI](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/openai) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Seattle](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/b115960eacb20c3f) Seattle, WA Hybrid 8mo ago $153,000–$325,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Connected Warfare (Active Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/2477dc6d175ec143) Seattle, WA 32mo ago $166,000–$253,000 [Microsoft](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/microsoft) ### [Data Science - Forward Deployed Engineer: PhD Internship Opportunities](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/a0c06d52863f9673) Redmond, WA 2w ago $81,720–$161,760 [Writer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/writer) ### [AI deployment engineer (East)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/eabde487202a4488) Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +3 more Hybrid New · 2d ago $146,000–$204,000 [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) ### [Enterprise AI Transformation Consultant](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/acce46d73a6442bf) Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL · +40 more 10d ago $54,400–$196,000 [Striveworks](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/striveworks) ### [Senior Machine Learning Engineer–Field Engagement](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/01bd9fbbdf18cce5) Seattle, WA · Washington, DC Hybrid 10d ago $160,000–$200,000 [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) ### [Sr. Enterprise Architect - Agentforce for Operations](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/27cc6f9a38865847) Seattle, WA · Chicago, IL · +4 more 2w ago $148,500–$285,800 [Writer](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/writer) ### [AI deployment engineer (West)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ba1a9664d6547bbb) Seattle, WA · San Francisco, CA · +3 more Hybrid New · 2d ago $146,000–$204,000 [MongoDB](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/mongodb) ### [Senior Forward Deployment Engineer](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/ee18b4ffe9431fe6) Seattle, WA · Denver, CO · +5 more Remote 2w ago $126,000–$248,000 [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) ### [Senior Software Engineer, Strategic Defense (Active Clearance)](https://nextmove.md/fde/jobs/9a6a44abf0fdde97) Seattle, WA · Costa Mesa, CA · +2 more 6w ago $191,000–$254,000 62 of 76 build what the customer runs. [Get new postings like these by email](https://nextmove.md/sign-up?from=%2Ffde%2Fjobs%3Fmanagement%3Dic%26recipient%3Dexternal%26region%3Dpuget-sound&placement=alert) New fde and deployment jobs for individual contributors in seattle area serving external customers go out by email once you have an account and set an alert. [Compare pay across US FDE roles →](https://nextmove.md/fde/salary) ## Frequently asked questions ### What do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Seattle area serving external customers pay? 68 of 76 postings state a pay range. The median is $187,000, and half of them sit between $166,000 and $205,000, from 34 companies. ### How much experience do FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Seattle area serving external customers require? Of 76 postings, 51 state a minimum number of years, from 30 companies. The most common requirement is 3 to 5 years, in 35 of them. The rest ask for 6 to 9 years (13) or under 3 years (3). ### Which companies are hiring for FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Seattle area serving external customers? These 76 postings come from 42 companies. The employers with the most postings are [Amazon (incl AWS)](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/amazon-incl-aws) (9), [Accenture](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/accenture) (6), [Salesforce](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/salesforce) (5), [Anduril](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/anduril) (4) and [Google](https://nextmove.md/fde/companies/google) (3). ### Are FDE and deployment jobs for individual contributors in Seattle area serving external customers remote? 6 postings allow remote work from the US. Another 15 are hybrid and 8 are on-site. The remaining 47 say nothing about arrangement. Travel is mentioned in 49 of the 76 postings. Counted over the 76 postings in this search. Postings read on November 6, 2026. These are the postings Nextmove tracks today, not a market survey. Employer postings · Locations cover the metro area, not only the city. 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